Tooth-brush holder.



F 0. NEWBER RYQ TOQTH BRUSH HOLDER.. APPLICATION FILED DEC.13| I916.

Patented July 24, 1917.

3M v m Roz FRANKLIN I). NEWBERRY, F JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

TOOTH-BRUSH nonnnn.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2a, 1917.

Application filed December 13, 1916. Serial No. 136,714.

To all whom itma i concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN D. NEW- nunuY, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Jamestown, in the county of (hautauqua and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tooth'Brush Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to holders and has for its primary object to provide a simply constructed and serviceable holder for toot brushes whereby a plurality of brushes may be supported or arranged and the brush bristles completely housed and protected to obviate the possibility. of contamination.

It is another important object of the invention to provide a holder for the above purpose which is so constructed that any one of the brushes may be very easilyand quickly removed when it is desired to use the same, or replaced in the holder.

It is a further general object of my intention to provide a tooth brush holder which is very simple and durable in its cons ruction and is not only ofgreat practical utility but also provides an ornamental fixture which may be produced at relatively small manufacturing cost. 7

With the above and other objects in View,

my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating one embodiment of my invention;

Fig. .2 is a vertical section of the device;

F ig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. is a vertical section showing a slightly modified construction; and

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing another modification.

Referring in detail to the drawing and more particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 thereof. 5 designates the wall plate of a bracket which may be of any desired ornamental configuration, and to this plate an angularly bent end of a metal tube 6 is centrally fixed .in any approved manner. A second tube 7 is telescopically engaged in the vertically disposed portion of the tube 6, the tube 7 being fixed at one end centrally .to a circular plate 8 which is provided on its outer edge with the upstanding, annular flange 9.

A plurality of equidistantly spaced, radially disposed slots 10 are formed in the plate 8 and extend through the flange 9 thereon, the inner ends of said slots being enlarged, as at 11. a

A rod 12 extends axially through the tube 7 and the vertical portion of the tube 6, and has a head 13 formed on its lower end which is permanently secured in any desired manner to the wall of the tube 6. Be-

tween the head 13 of the rod and the lower end of the tube 7, a coiled expansion spring 1 1 is disposed within the tube 6 and normally urges the tube 7 upwardly. The rod 12 extends some distance above the plate 8 and extends through a central opening in the upper end wall of the housing 15. This housing is preferably inthe form of a glass or tumbler arranged 'in inverted "position upon the plate 8, the edge of the tumbler wall fitting within the flange 9 on said plate. Preferably, aflanged, metal bushing 16 is disposed in the opening in the end wall of the glass or tumbler in which the upper end of the rod 12is threaded. A cap nut 17 is also threaded upon the upper end of this rod, and the end ofthe rod swaged so as to retain the nut thereon.

Upon the'flange 9 of the plate 8, a laterally projecting finger piece of any suitable form, shown at 18', is formed.

In the practical use of the device as above described, the plate 8 is moved downwardly in spaced relation to the lower edge of the transparent housing 15 by a downward ressure upon the finger piece 18, and the s ank portions of the tooth brushes at the inner ends of the bristles are moved. inwardly into the inner ends of the slots 10 in said plate. Upon the release of the plate 8, the coil spring 14:, by its expansive action, forces said plate upwardly into tight engagement against the rim of the housing walL, Thus, the bristles of the tooth brushes will be wholly disposed within said housing and protected so that dust cannot accumulate thereon or the same be otherwise contaminated. The plate 8 and the tube 7 may be readily rotated with respect to the housing 15 so that any desired brush will be disposed in convenient position for easy and quick removal when the holder plate is moved downwardly and spaced from the lower edge of the housing.

In Fig. 4 of the drawin ,.I have illustrated a slightly modified orm of the device, wherein the plate 8' is fixed to the upper end of the vertical tube 6, the said plate being centrally provided with a relatively small opening to permit the vertically disposed rod 12 to move therethrough, said.

rod being fixed at its upper end to the top wall of the housing in the manner above described. The lower end of=this rod is provided with a head 13 vertically movable in the tube 6 and the spring 14:"is interposed between this head and the fixed plate 4 8. Thus, in this form of the device it will several advantages of the illustrated embe understood that the transparent is grasped and lifted from the upper surface of the plate 8, the spring 14f being thereby compressed so that it will act to return the housing to its normal position after the brush has been removed.

In Fig. 5, I have illustrated another,

1 against the under side of the holder plate.

Thus, it will be understood that the device operates in identically the same manner as above described in connection with the preferred form of the invention.

From the foregoing description, takenin connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction, manner of operation and bodiments' of the device will be clearly and fully understood. By means of my improved holder,-- the tooth brushes will be maintained'in a thoroughly sanitary condi-' tion and a large number of the brushes may be arranged or sup orted in a, comparatively small space. preferably of glass in order that the brush heads may be visible, can likewise be constructed of metal or other opaque material.

if desired. This housing, as well as the plate 8, may be of various ornamental forms so that the device will present an attractive appearance as a bath-room fixture. It is also manifest that provision may be made in the plate 8 for any desired number of brushes and that the form, proportion and relative arrangements of the several parts may be greatly varied. I, therefore, reserve the privilege of resortin to all such legitimate chan es in-the practical development of the device which may be fairly emhousing he housing 15, while Witnesses:

bodied therein within the spirit and scope" of the invention as claimed- Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to'claim and secure by Letters Patent is I I I 1. A holder of the character described including a tubular bracket member, a sup porting'plate provided with means to sup-- port a plurality ofbrushes, said plate being movably mounted upon the bracket member, a housing inclosing the brushes inthe nor-t malposition of said plate and preventing their removaltherefrom, and a spring within the bracket member urging the supporting plate to its normal position with. respect to the housing.

2. A holder of the character described in-" cluding a housingopen at one end, a plate to close the open end of the housing having means to support a plurality of brushes within the housing, and a spring yieldinglyurging the plate into engagement with the housing, said plate being adapted for movement against the action of said spring to a position permitting of the removal of the brushes from the supporting plate.

8. A holder of the character described including a tubular bracket member, a rela- 'tively movable supporting plate mounted upon the bracket member and provided'with means to removably support a plurality of brushes, a housing mounted upon the bracket member in fixed, spaced relation thereto, and a-spring in the tubular bracket member urging'said supporting plate in one direc- 'tion and into engagement with the housing wall, whereby the articles on said plate are disposed within the housing and held against displacement from the plate.

4. A holder of the character described in-. cluding a tubular bracket member, a standard telescopically engaged therein, a supporting plate fixed on said standard and.

provided with means to receive a plurality of brushes, a rod. extend ng axially through the standard and into the tubular support and fixed at one of its ends to the latter, a housing fixed upon said rod, said plate and standard being rotatable with respect to .the housing and the bracket, and a spring within the tubular bracket member co-act ing with the standard to yieldingly hold the plate in engagement with the open end of the housing, whereby the articles on the plate are inclosed 'by' the housing wall and held against removal from the plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN D. NEWBERRY.

M. C. LTD-DANE, M. R. WILSON. 

